# Delete

To delete an existing library you need to execute a **DELETE** request against the **/libraries/:id** endpoint.

The **id** uniquely identifies the library and you can find it in the [create library](https://docs.digitalsamba.com/reference/rest-api/content-library/create) response.

{% hint style="danger" %}
This is a destructive operation which cannot be undone! If the deleted library is in-use -> all opened files from it will be closed and users will lose access to the library. All files and folders in the library will be permanently deleted.
{% endhint %}

#### Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/libraries/45d125d8-bac9-43a5-a6a8-311a5433239d" \
  --user YOUR_TEAM_ID:YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.Map;

String TEAM_ID = "YOUR_TEAM_ID";
String DEVELOPER_KEY = "YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY";
String authorizationHeader = "Bearer " + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString((TEAM_ID + ":" + DEVELOPER_KEY).getBytes());
//Put your library id here - this value is just an example
String libraryId = "45d125d8-bac9-43a5-a6a8-311a5433239d"";

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
  .DELETE()
  .uri(new URI("https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/libraries/" + libraryId))
  .header("Authorization", authorizationHeader)
  .build();

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode());
System.out.println("Body: " + response.body());
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Response (204 -> No Content)**&#x20;

Response is empty because the library was deleted and there is no content to return.